Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-01-08

~pallans in the State.
Prot. Toy, who was SO seriously
hurt at Chapel Hill on Thursday be-
tore Christmas by falling from a
horse, is out of danger.
Durham Tobacco Plant The post
Office department has established a
postofice in this county Blythe name
OF Carr. Thos. J. Holloway, post
master.
Chatham Record The old wealth
er prophets say that il The nights are
dark at Christmas-not moonlight
it is a sure sign tina, the crops will
be good during the coming year. 1t
this be rue we will be blessed with
abundant crops next year, for there
was no sign of a moon on last Sat
urday Christmas night. And sure
ly if there ever was a time when
good crops were needed next year
will be that time, because ioE several
years past the crops have been very
light.
Reidsville Call ! Yesterday even
ing the attention Of the, inhabitants
of Hall Town was attracted to a
man with a mangled Leg quietly sit
ting between two freight cars. The
train was signaled down. Examina-
ton revealed the fact that the col
ored man, who was stealing a ride
from some other station, had allow
ed bis leg to be caught in the coup
ling, and cut off just below the knee.
The piece of limb was found near
Twins pond. The man was taken
off the train and medical aid was i'm
meiiately sent for.
Raleigh Visitor: The reward of.
tered by the Governor tor the ap.
%prehension of Bingham is to the ex-
tent allowed by law, but $500 is not
sufficient, in our opinion, to carse
the pursuit and prompt arrest OF the
criminal. We think it at least prob.
able, that detectives have alread,
ascertained his Whereabouts, but dc
not deem the. reward offered sufi
cient even to cover. the ordinary ex
penses of his capture and delivery a,
Raleigh. We think the Genera
Assembly on the first day OF the SEES
!, sion should authorize the Governor
!, to increase the reward to $1,000. II
this view we teel that we are borne
! out by the sentiments IF a large ma
jor;ty Of our people.
Durham Recorder: The Assess
ments on the Durham District By
the late Methodist Conference a
Reidsville, for the various church
enterprises for 1887 are as follows
Foreign Missions s572. For Con
ference claimants $3.50. For Bishop
Sl21. Church extension $3.50. 0
the Joint Board OF Finance of tn,
Annual Conference, Rev. w. S
, Greasy is a Clerical, and Mr.. Julia,
S. Carr is a Lay member. Mrs. A
G.. Headen, Pittsboro, represents tn
Durham District on the Union
Board Of Church Extension. Mis-
! Bette Garter, OF Durham, is Secre
,ary, and Mrs. DIR. A. G. Carr i
, Treasurer of the Unions Board o
: Church Extension tor the State a
large.
Asheville Citizen !: Last e~venin,
at half past six O'Clock, Edward S
Aston, son of Mayor Z. J. Aston
committed suicide by shooting him
sell in the RICH, temple, dying i'll
stantiy. He bad gone to the Swan
nanoa Hotel shortly previous, ALI
4 called for a room, to which he wa
shown. Shortly after be returne,
to the office of the hotel, cool an
: composed, With gloves on and can
E in hand. He called for a sheet @
paper, which was handed to him
tie wrote = note, folded aud ad
: dressed it. 1t proved to be tor hi
!, father. He then lea the offc
counter. walked TO about the middl
OF the room, suddenly drew a pisto
placed i, TO his right temple, fire.
and fell dead. The deceased wa
r about % years Of age.
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